Cambremer

Cambremer

Chateau Les Bruyères

Coat of arms
Cambremer

Coordinates: 49°09′10″N 0°02′54″E / 49.1528°N 0.0483°E / 49.1528; 0.0483Coordinates: 49°09′10″N 0°02′54″E / 49.1528°N 0.0483°E / 49.1528; 0.0483
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Calvados
Arrondissement Lisieux
Canton Cambremer
Intercommunality Cambremer
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christian Bosshard
Area1 23.57 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,096
  Density 46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 14126 / 14340
Elevation 34–162 m (112–531 ft)
(avg. 96 m or 315 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cambremer is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Cambremer is located in the heart of the Pays d'Auge, between Lisieux and Caen.


Etymology

We do not know the exact etymology of the name of the town. The village is mentioned, however, from the seventh century under the Latinized form of Cambrimaro.

The second element is probably the Germanic meaning lake or pond (see Old English meri: lake, pond, now in place names -Mère). Common in the north of France (see Mortemer ).

History

In 1972, the commune of Grandouet in the canton of Cambremer and those of Saint-Aubin-sur-Algot and Saint-Pair-du-Mont, in the township of Mézidon-Canon, are incorporated in Cambremer.

Heraldry

Weapons Cambremer The arms of the town of Cambremer emblazon well: Gules the two-headed eagle displayed gold.


Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,191    
19681,068−10.3%
1975936−12.4%
1982915−2.2%
19901,006+9.9%
19991,092+8.5%
20081,096+0.4%

See also

References

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